SiriusXM Indies Award Nominees Announced

Canadian Music Week has announced the
nominees for the 2015 SiriusXM Indies – the
15th Annual Independent Music Awards.

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ALVVAYS, Caribou, Mac DeMarco and Death From Above 1979 are
among the nominees selected from across 26 categories who will
be honored on Saturday May 9th, 2015 at the Grand Ballroom in
the Sheraton Centre (123 Queen St. West, Toronto).

Hosted by SiriusXM Canada’s Jeff Leake, the award show will
feature performances from nominated artists, including The
Glorious Sons, Alvvays, Broncho, and Miracles. Multi-platinum
selling rock act Billy Talent will be headlining the SiriusXM
Indies with an exclusive concert performance.

Both public and industry votes decide the winners. Fans can
vote online for their favourites as of today at http://indies.ca.

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Alvvays (Royal Mountain Records)
Death From Above 1979 (Last Gang Records)
The Glorious Sons (Black Box)
The New Pornographers (Last Gang Records)
Tokyo Police Club (Dine Alone Records)

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues (Total Treble)
FKA Twigs – LP1 (XL)
Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 2 (Mass Appeal)
St. Vincent – St. Vincent (Loma Vista)
The War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream (Secretly Canadian)

INTERNATIONAL SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting On You) (4AD)
Hozier – Take Me To Church (Rubyworks)
Jason Aldean – Burnin’ it Down (Broken Bow Records)
Mr. Probz – Waves (Robin Shulz Remix) (Ultra Music Canada)
The War on Drugs – Red Eyes (Secretly Canadian)

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